Does MSD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSD. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSD?

80% of MSD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSD 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSD?

Associate Director (81) , Intern (62) , Specialist (53) , Clinical Data Manager (46) , Engineer (46) , Estagiário (41) , Senior Specialist (40) , Associate Specialist (37) , Manager (37) , Sales Representative (36) , Project Manager (34) , Data Scientist (29) , Software Engineer (29) , Internship (24) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (23)

What are the pros of working at MSD according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits (e.g. a phone + almost unlimited mobile plan to all employees)." ((in 197 reviews)); "Good culture and people in general" ((in 186 reviews)); "Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 184 reviews)); "Workplace and people are great" ((in 145 reviews)); "Good salary and that's it" ((in 126 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MSD according to real employee reviews?

"Rare that you find a good manager" ((in 51 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 28 reviews)); "bad leadership and alot of managment politics." ((in 25 reviews)); "Some office politics rears its head from time to time" ((in 16 reviews)); "Too much politics and depends who you know if you want to progress in career." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MSD layoffs and their outlook for job security at MSD in 2026.

What MSD locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Cruzeiro , Campinas , São Paulo , Montes Claros

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,397 total reviews)

Rob Davis

85% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

MSD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,397 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacêutica e biotecnologia industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Mar 22, 2026

Good culture, frequent restructure

Business support

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, proplr, benefits. Relaxed atmosphere. Amazing work life balance.

Cons

Frequent annual restructure regrettably lead to frequent layoffs in the uk. Good packages however salaries lower than market rates in pharma

3.0

Mar 20, 2026

company culture

Specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good company previously with nice people

Cons

but bad culture now (depends on division)

5.0

Mar 19, 2026

Specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work MSD

Cons

Manager Lead team with less clarity

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